Hiding/Showing empty staves
- Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
- In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to hide/show empty staves. ...
- Click Vertical Spacing in the page list.
- In the Hide Empty Staves section, choose one of the following options for Hide empty staves:
Should you Hide empty staves?
In an orchestral score, especially for large orchestra, it is customary to hide empty staves throughout the score, except for the first page where a display of the full instrumentation at a glance is de rigueur.
How do I hide staff in Sibelius?
In Sibelius 2. x, the following procedure can also be used: To hide a staff throughout the score: triple-click to select throughout, then choose Edit > Hide or Show > Hide. Then open the Staves panel of the Properties window, and select No lines (hidden) from the drop-down menu to hide the staff.
How do I hide empty bars in Musescore?
I used this: Style->General->Check the "Hide empty staves" checkbox, which worked perfectly for the first 2 pages EXCEPT the first system, (that is, the first 4 bars on page 1) where the empty measures didn't hide. My next option was to select those 4 measures, right click > Measure Properties, and uncheck Visible.